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Noun
S:
(n)
mob (mob%1:14:00::)
,
rabble (rabble%1:14:00::)
,
rout (rout%1:14:00::)
(a disorderly crowd of people)
S:
(n)
rout (rout%1:11:00::)
(an overwhelming defeat)
Verb
S:
(v)
rout (rout%2:33:00::)
,
rout out (rout_out%2:33:00::)
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expel (expel%2:33:00::)
(cause to flee)
"rout out the fighters from their caves"
S:
(v)
rout (rout%2:35:01::)
,
root (root%2:35:00::)
,
rootle (rootle%2:35:00::)
(dig with the snout)
"the pig was rooting for truffles"
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
sentence frame
S:
(v)
rout (rout%2:35:00::)
,
gouge (gouge%2:35:01::)
(make a groove in)
S:
(v)
spread-eagle (spread-eagle%2:33:00::)
,
spreadeagle (spreadeagle%2:33:00::)
,
rout (rout%2:33:01::)
(defeat disastrously)
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(v)
beat (beat%2:33:00::)
,
beat out (beat_out%2:33:00::)
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crush (crush%2:33:00::)
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shell (shell%2:33:03::)
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trounce (trounce%2:33:00::)
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vanquish (vanquish%2:33:00::)
(come out better in a competition, race, or conflict)
"Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"
S:
(v)
outpoint (outpoint%2:33:00::)
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outscore (outscore%2:33:00::)
(score more points than one's opponents)
S:
(v)
walk over (walk_over%2:33:00::)
(beat easily)
"The local team walked over their old rivals for the championship"
S:
(v)
eliminate (eliminate%2:33:00::)
(remove from a contest or race)
"The cyclist has eliminated all the competitors in the race"
S:
(v)
worst (worst%2:33:00::)
,
pip (pip%2:33:00::)
,
mop up (mop_up%2:33:00::)
,
whip (whip%2:33:00::)
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rack up (rack_up%2:33:00::)
(defeat thoroughly)
"He mopped up the floor with his opponents"
S:
(v)
whomp (whomp%2:33:00::)
(beat overwhelmingly)
S:
(v)
get the best (get_the_best%2:33:02::)
,
have the best (have_the_best%2:33:02::)
,
overcome (overcome%2:33:02::)
(overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome)
"Heart disease can get the best of us"
S:
(v)
spread-eagle (spread-eagle%2:33:00::)
,
spreadeagle (spreadeagle%2:33:00::)
,
rout (rout%2:33:01::)
(defeat disastrously)
S:
(v)
get the jump (get_the_jump%2:33:00::)
(be there first)
"They had gotten the jump on their competitors"
S:
(v)
cheat (cheat%2:33:00::)
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chouse (chouse%2:33:00::)
,
shaft (shaft%2:33:00::)
,
screw (screw%2:33:00::)
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chicane (chicane%2:33:00::)
,
jockey (jockey%2:33:01::)
(defeat someone through trickery or deceit)
S:
(v)
surpass (surpass%2:33:00::)
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outstrip (outstrip%2:33:00::)
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outmatch (outmatch%2:33:00::)
,
outgo (outgo%2:33:00::)
,
exceed (exceed%2:33:00::)
,
outdo (outdo%2:33:00::)
,
surmount (surmount%2:33:01::)
,
outperform (outperform%2:33:00::)
(be or do something to a greater degree)
"her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class"
S:
(v)
overcome (overcome%2:33:01::)
,
get over (get_over%2:33:00::)
,
subdue (subdue%2:33:00::)
,
surmount (surmount%2:33:00::)
,
master (master%2:33:00::)
(get on top of; deal with successfully)
"He overcame his shyness"
S:
(v)
outdo (outdo%2:33:01::)
,
outflank (outflank%2:33:00::)
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trump (trump%2:33:00::)
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best (best%2:33:00::)
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scoop (scoop%2:33:00::)
(get the better of)
"the goal was to best the competition"
S:
(v)
outfight (outfight%2:33:00::)
(to fight better than; get the better of)
"the Rangers outfought the Maple Leafs"; "The French forces outfought the Germans"
S:
(v)
overpower (overpower%2:33:00::)
,
overmaster (overmaster%2:33:00::)
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overwhelm (overwhelm%2:33:00::)
(overcome by superior force)
S:
(v)
checkmate (checkmate%2:33:00::)
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mate (mate%2:33:00::)
(place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game)
"Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves"
S:
(v)
immobilize (immobilize%2:33:00::)
,
immobilise (immobilise%2:33:00::)
(make defenseless)
S:
(v)
outplay (outplay%2:33:00::)
(excel or defeat in a game)
"The Knicks outplayed the Lakers"
S:
(v)
cream (cream%2:35:03::)
,
bat (bat%2:35:00::)
,
clobber (clobber%2:35:00::)
,
drub (drub%2:35:00::)
,
thrash (thrash%2:35:02::)
,
lick (lick%2:35:01::)
(beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight)
"We licked the other team on Sunday!"
derivationally related form
sentence frame